Is ‘FBI’ On Tonight? Trump’s Speech, Democratic Response Changes CBS Schedule

“FBI” is not on tonight. Though CBS had initially planned to air a new episode of the procedural and its Tuesday night partner, “NCIS: New Orleans,” political speeches have changed the CBS schedule.

At 9 p.m. EST, “CBS News Special Report: President Trump Address to the Nation and Democratic Response” will air. President Donald J. Trump’s speech on border security and the partial government shutdown will last eight minutes. Following the President will be a response from the democrats delivered by Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer.

The political coverage will wrap up at 9:30 p.m. EST, but instead of new programming, a repeat of “The Neighborhood” will follow. At 10 p.m. EST, a rerun of “NCIS: New Orleans” will replace the new episode that was supposed to air.

CBS has confirmed that the midseason premieres of “FBI” and “NCIS: New Orleans” will air Tuesday, Jan. 15 instead. “FBI” Season 1, episode 11, titled “Identity Crisis” will follow Maggie (Missy Peregrym) and OA (Zeeko Zaki) searching for a killer who murdered a judge and her daughter. Dana (Sela Ward) will have a special interest in the case because she knows the victims.

When “NCIS: New Orleans” Season 5 returns, Pride (Scott Bakula) and the team will be working to take down a group of former intelligence agents who want to avenge a loved one’s death.

On the bright side, fans of the original “NCIS” will still get a new episode. Season 16, episode 11 will show the Secretary of Defense (Mitch Pileggi) shutting down an NCIS murder investigation and trying to have McGee (Sean Murray) and Torres (Wilmer Valderrama) arrested. The episode will premiere before Trump’s speech Tuesday at 8 p.m. EST.